Honors Program Sponsors Undergraduate Research Symposium

The University of Memphis 2004 "Works-in-Progress" Symposium will be held on Friday, Nov. 5, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the University Center, Rooms 310 F, G, H, and J. This is an opportunity for undergraduates to present their current research projects in their beginning stages. Students will give a 15-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute question and answer period. There are several requirements for students considering participation in this year’s symposium:

• The work presented must be a project that will be fully developed and presentable by April 2005
• Students must receive permission from their faculty mentor
• Students must provide an abstract and prospectus with the WIPS application

Each student's presentation will be evaluated by a faculty evaluator who will provide feedback on the student's presentation if he or she decides to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). If accepted by the NCUR Committee, active University Honors Program students will be reimbursed for their trip to the conference. Students who are not members of the Honors Program will receive substantial funding to offset travel expenses.

Neither the Works-In-Progress Symposium (WIPS) nor NCUR are competitions. During the WIPS, students are evaluated on their individual performance. However, NCUR is not evaluated; it is a time for students from around the country and from all disciplines of study to come together and share their research.

Applications for WIPS can be picked up from the University Honors Program office, Scates Hall Room 204. Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Scates Hall, Room 204.

For more information, please contact Alvin Bonds, II at 678-5068.

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